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Czech government wants EU to get tougher with Cuba
Support within the EU for a tougher stance on Cuba is strongest in the eight eastern European nations that joined the bloc in 2004 and where memories of the legacy of communism are still fresh. The Netherlands and Sweden also favor a tougher stance, but Spain is among countries that oppose it, officials said.Czech officials said that not only have Europe's policies failed to foster a measure of democracy in Cuba, but the emergence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been a boon for Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Czech officials said they want the EU to provide more funding for civil society groups as it has done for Belarus, a country widely seen as flouting democracy. Posted by: ryuge 2006-06-13 |
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